Senate President
See also: List of Presidents of the West Virginia SenateThe Senate elects its own president from its membership. On November 14, 2011, the Senate named Jeffrey V. Kessler Senate President after Earl Ray Tomblin resigned as both Senate President and a member of the Senate upon his inauguration as Governor of West Virginia.
While the West Virginia Constitution does not create or even mention the title of lieutenant governor, West Virginia Code 6A-1-4 creates this designation for the Senate President. The Senate President is first in the line of succession to the office of governor. As stated in Article 7 Section 16 of the constitution: "In case of the death, conviction or impeachment, failure to qualify, resignation, or other disability of the governor, the president of the Senate shall act as governor until the vacancy is filled, or the disability removed." However, the Senate President may not always serve the remainder of the term as the constitution also states: "Whenever a vacancy shall occur in the office of governor before the first three years of the term shall have expired, a new election for governor shall take place to fill the vacancy."
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